If you leave the city for the suburbs, are you turning your back on the millions of people living in urban areas? Or are you simply making a sound business decision? Box stores. Supermarket chains such as Wegmans. Religious organizations such as the Catholic Church. Even the YMCA. They’ve all done it.* As a result,…
Month: June 2020
Get out of my line
Last night, a guy in a self-checkout lane had no mask but held one hand over his mouth as he scanned his groceries. How does this happen? I asked a supervisor and was told we should offer masks to those entering without them. But the supervisor didn’t know where the masks were. So my new…
Expanded hours
Wegmans has finally announced what I’ve been tweeting about for several days: Beginning Sunday, New York stores will be open from 6 a.m. to midnight. I admit to mixed feelings. On the one hand, it’s a step toward normalcy. Deaths and diagnoses have been down in our region. On the other, I worry about increased…
Running low on Venus flytraps?
Is Wegmans too white?
I’ve seen lots of chatter on social media in recent days from people who love their Wegmans and warn looters and vandals to stay away. Of course, we all feel that way. Not just about Wegmans, obviously, but about every person and property. But the posts do bring to mind something that has nagged at…